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Configuring IPv6 in Windows with NetShell

IPv6 on Board

The Windows input template for the network interface is fine for a basic IPv6 configuration (Figure 1). You can define values such as the IPv6 address(es), prefix (typically "/64"), default gateway(s), and DNS server. However, IPv6 offers several other features that are not controllable via the standard configuration dialog. Also, the overview you get when you press Details is very rudimentary (Figure 2). If you want to delve deeper into your IPv6 configuration, the tool you'll need is NetShell.

Figure 1: The default input mask for IPv6 provides only the basic settings.
Figure 2: The connection details for IPv6 reveal only the bare minimum.

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